Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Title: Airbrushed nation : the lure & loathing of women's magazines / Jennifer Nelson. Format: Book Author: Nelson, Jennifer, 1965- Publisher, Date: Berkeley, Calif. : Seal Press, c2012. Description: xiii, 267 p. ; 21 cm. Summary: Examines the women's magazine business, wonders how it is thriving amid the failing print journalism industry, and asks if the unrealistic body image it portrays is intentional or not. Subjects: Women's periodicals, American. Women -- Press coverage -- United States. Women's periodicals, American -- Illustrations -- Themes, motives. Women in mass media. Body image in women -- Social aspects -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-264). Contents: A chick-slick history -- The pink ghetto -- Truth in advertising -- Fashion forward -- It ain't about inner beauty -- To age or not to age -- The feminine fear factor -- To the left -- The big O -- Celebrity central. LCCN: 2012012417 ISBN: 9781580054133 (pbk.) 1580054137 (pbk.) Other Number: 784708338 Control Number: 1412888 Total Owned in SHARE 1 # Available: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
